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 Chapter 231 - Walking into the trap (4) Chapter 231: Walking into the trap (4) Marakim was relieved. If he were to bring the body back, then it was going to be enough. But what’s concerned was that he was being sent out by warriors from palace guards. This was probably due to the Lord not trusting guardians anymore. And when Marakim left, the one armed man walked over to the Lord. “There we have it. Marakim also sides with him.” The Lord agreed as he nodded. He did sense in that regards, but he was able to confirm it when he saw what Marakim just did. “And from what we can see, Marakim will not act according to our plan.” “No, he will have to.” Man became confused. The Lord then took out a key and opened the safe under his desk. Inside, there was a small wooden box that was warm. And when the Lord opened, there was a blood and small insect like thing squirming inside. “What is that?” “It is reactant.” “Reactant? Oh you mean…” The Lord then grabbed it by his hand and swallowed it at once. The man scowled in disgust. It was reactant that the Great Guardian gave it to him 25 years ago when he pledged allegiance, but Chun Yujong didn’t eat it then. He sent it to Demonic Doctor to analyze it instead and recently acquired what he wanted. “He will have to listen to my orders.” The Lord’s eye seemed to glow faintly in red. And at the mansion of Ghost Illusion clan, there were ones that were talking seriously. These were Chun Yeowun, 10th Elder Yin Moha, 11th Elder Huan Yi and Hu Bong. But there were no other Yeowun’s members. “…So, Bakgi was sent to Vice leader of North Expedition team led by Loyal clan, Ko Wanghur was sent to the Armored Calvary of Sword clan to be vice leader there. It was direct order from the Lord so we had no choice to refuse.” As Huan Yi continued to report, Yeowun became more grim. The Lord’s palace ordered early morning and took Bakgi, Ko Wanghur, Sama Chak and Mun Ku to different places. It was a official order of job assignment to Master ranked warriors of the cult. “They are… all stationed under four clans then.” Problem was that they were now under four clans and were scattered all over the place. It was apparent that this move was to make Yeowun’s members to be scattered all over the place. “Whew, master at least I am safe from being sent away.” Hu Bong spoke as he sighed in relief. Interestingly, Hu Bong was only one who was not sent away. ‘…I think you were just ignored.’ Huan Yi thought, but he didn’t speak it. It seemed the Lord’s palace didn’t consider Hu Bong and his low ranking clan as much of a threat. Huan Yi continued on his reports. “It’s not only two Guardians and clan leaders. Elder Sama Yi is sent to Honam Castle as a representative, Elder Mun Yun was sent to northeast of Kangsuh castle to form defensive line against Blade God Six Martial art.” Sama Yi already left toward north few hours ago, and Mun Yun was now preparing with supplies so he can leave within the day. Everything was going to fast so it was even astounding. “Then I guess I was ordered also.” Huan Yi nodded at Yin Moha’s comment. “I suspect as well, as warriors form Lord’s palace visited your mansion multiple times. But well, you are here.” Huan Yi spoke. At least Yin Moha entered the castle without her mask as she had came back with Yeowun, so the Lord’s palace thought that Yin Moha still had not returned. “How can the Lord do this to us! This is outright attack on our group!” Hu Bong shouted in anger with reddened face. With the Lord’s order, Chun Yeowun had lost all of his arms and legs. Starting with Left and Right Guardian being imprisoned, even elders from highest clans were sent away outside the castle. “At least Elder Huan is here with us like me.” Hu Bong spoke and Huan Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head. “Hmmm… there maybe different reason for that.” ‘The Lord can’t dare to let me set loose.’ The reason why Huan Yi was left here was because he was the leader of Covert Operations team. He was leader of all spies over entire Jianghu, so there was no way to send away Huan Yi. “Anyway, I think we should do something before the Lord does something to remaining two elders.” ‘Oh?’ Huan Yi became impressed by Hu Bong’s idea, unlike his regular irrelevant one, and nodded. This was surely very weird that the Lord was moving this quck. ‘I just hope… they are not coming for the Crown Prince himself.’ That was the only concern that Huan Yi had. It was apparent that the Lord wanted to use Chun Yeowun as a piece on his chess game, when they saw the Lord helping the four clans. But if he was taking away Yeowun’s power like this, then it was proof that he had a different plan now. Even if Yeowun was powerful, he couldn’t take on everything alone. ‘But it’s strange. Why is he so calm?’ Huan Yi thought Yeowun would be frustrated or be angry from sudden move, but Yeowun, although bit frustrated, didn’t seem to mind as much. As if he expected something like this would happen. “Crown Prince, what should we do now? Me and Elder Yin will have to take up the order if the order does come to us… huh?” Huan Yi frowned at middle of speaking. But it wasn’t only him. Yeowun and Yin Moha was also looking out at the same direction. Only Hu Bong was confused and asked. “W-what’s going on? What’s happening?” “We’re late.” Huan Yi shook his head with grim look. Superior master level warriors could sense it through their sense. There were hundreds of warriors surrounding the entire mansion of Ghost Illusion clan. Chapter 232 - Walking into the trap (5) Chapter 232: Walking into the trap (5) “Elder! Elder!” A warrior standing guard on the gate quickly came running in. Huan Yi stood up from his seat at the guesthouse and asked. “What is it?” “T-There is a man calls himself Captain of Buju Sword along with the messenger from the Lord’s palace.” “Buju… Sword?” Huan Yi became surprised and Yeowun asked. “What is it?” “…It is a covert ops group owned by Sword clan.” These were hidden power of Sword clan. Three years ago, there were another group called Great Martial Sword, but they were revealed to have connection with criminals having learned of blood reversion act and created incident on the Demonic Academy, so they were disbanded. Important issue here was that they were from Sword clan. “This is frustrating.” Huan Yi didn’t think things would move this quickly. It wasn’t sure why, but if entire Buju Sword was moving, then it was sure that the purpose wasn’t all that well intended. “Hah…” “Master?” Yeowun sighed and walked down to the yard and looked up at the sky. He was ready for it, but it was still too fast. He had never thought he will have to fight his father, rather than fighting six clans. All he had was bitterness for his father leaving Lady Hwa to her death. ‘…Is it fate?’ Yeowun seemed to be in deep thoughts so everyone stood silently and waited. Only one that was impatient was the guard. After long silence, Yeowun moaned and looked down and spoke to Huan Yi with determined look. “The thing I asked you before. Is it ready?” “Oh!” Huan Yi’s eye glowed. At same time, there were over 300 warriors from Buju Clans surrounding the mansion of Ghost Illusion clan. At the gate, there were man with mustache wearing brown armor, and a man with black cover over his eye that wore the robes of the Lord’s palace. The man with mustache was the leader of Buju sword, Jukem. “Sir Pahin, they will come soon.” The man with eyepatch, Pahin nodded. It has been a while since the guard went into the clan, so they were concerned if Ghost Illusion clan was readying to fight back, but they didn’t sense anything like that. That’s when the gate opened and four people appeared. It was Chun Yeowun, Hu Bong, Yin Moha and Huan Yi. But Yin Moha did not have her mask, so she acted as if she was a personal guard of Yeowun. “Greetings, Crown Prince.” Jukem and Pahin both bowed at Yeowun. Yeowun also bowed reluctantly. They were bowing at each other, but certain cold air was upon them. Huan Yi first spoke to them. “I am not sure why so many warriors are surrounding my mansion.” Pahin answered to Huan Yi’s question. “I am sorry, Elder Huan. Buju Sword is not here to threaten the Ghost Illusion clan.” He spoke, but the act itself was already a threat. Huan Yi looked unconvinced but Pahin ignored and turned to Chun Yeowun. “There is a order made to the Crown Prince.” To the cultist of Demonic Cult, order from the Lord was definite. Yeowun stayed silent for a while but soon knelt and shouted. “Crown Prince Chun Yeowun, ready for any order from the Lord.” Pahin then opened the scroll that had writings on what the order was about and read. “I, Chun Yujong, order the Crown Prince to go down to fight the forces of Blade God Six Clan heading south from the Jurkang Castle. I entrust you a small forces, so depart and defend enemy’s advance.” ‘Ah!’ Yeowun’s eye shook from unexpected order. He imagined something will work against him but this was unexpected. Yeowun then looked up and saw warriors from Buju Sword. They all wore armors as if they were ready to go to war. ‘This is…’ Pahin then closed the scroll and spoke. “It is an emergency. Crown Prince must leave with the Buju Sword at once.” Huan Yi and Yin Moha became shocked and looked at Yeowun. They too have not expected this. Yin Moha quickly sent telepathic message to Yeowun. [T-this is a trap!] This was only a trap to send out Yeowun outside the castle so he can be dealt with. If Yeowun still had his members, it could have been a regular mission but he had no one around him. He was also told to leave right now, meaning he wasn’t given any time to prepare. ‘They got us!’ If they resist, then it was apparent that these warriors will attack. There were no choice. Hu Bong gritted his teeth in anger as Chun Yeowun was being sent into the cliff. “I-I will go together!” “…The order is to have Crown Prince alone. How dare you intervene at the Lord’s order.” Pahin threatened and Hu Bong closed his mouth. The Lord’s order was absolute. And onto Huan Yi and Yin Moha who was dumbfounded and frustrated, telepathic message came to them from Yeowun. They had to bit on their lips and take it in. ‘We have to walk the path right into the trap…!’ Yin Moha angered at the Lord’s scheme. Even if Yeowun was threatening his power and authority, it seemed it was too much to send his own son into death. Pahin snickered at them and spoke. “You should leave now.” It was 5 hours later when Marakim returned to the cult. He was able to retrieve the body of Kingbonki that was buried on different peak and returned. The body was so big and heavy that it required six men to carry it. But when he returned, he sensed something was weird. He felt something strange from warriors and servants walking within the palace. Marakim became concerned but he didn’t mention it and brought the body into the palace. He then ordered to have the body sent to the preservation room. “We need to show it to the Lord, so we’ll clean it first.” It was buried, but it wasn’t dirty. But it didn’t seem out of place, so Marakim nodded. Warriors from Palace guards then began to move the body to somewhere but the direction was… “Wait. That is the incinerat…” “Great Guardian.” Marakim tried to call palace guards, when man with eyepatch walked up to him and stopped him. It was Pahin, leader of Palace guards. “Wait a second.” Marakim walked past Pahin to call upon palace guards, but Pahin ran up to him again and stopped him. Marakim’s eye turned cold. “What is… the meaning of this?” “It’s an order from the Lord. Don’t interfere with the body any more.” “The Lord’s order?” Marakim became dumbfounded. He brought the body that proved use of blood reversion art to ease the problem, but it was now being sent to burn it down. He had to stop hit. Pahin smiled to Marakim. “You don’t have time to think about that. The Lord told me to bring you over to him right away when you return.” “What do you mean?” “You’ll know once you go to the Great Halls.” “Great Halls?” Chapter 233 - Walking into the trap (6) Chapter 233: Walking into the trap (6) Marakim became confused. Great Halls were only opened when there were Great Meeting. The Great Meeting was held recently, so it wasn’t likely that there will be any more meeting. “What are you…” “The Great Meeting had started about 10 minute ago, so you must hurry.” “…What is the meeting about?” “It’s about putting Crown Prince down from his position.” “What?!” Marakim became shocked and asked back. He thought the Lord will do something, but he didn’t imagine it could be this fast. ‘Ugh… he got us!’ He needed to move fast then. He had to stop before Chun Yeowun was put down from his spot. But Marakim also thought that maybe he should reveal that the Crown Prince was true Sky Demon in front of all clan leaders. But Marakim did not know that Chun Yeowun had left the castle due to the order. “Then if you’ll excuse me.” Marakim then quickly ran toward the Great Halls and Pahin scoffed. “Hmph. He sure is siding with the Crown Prince.” That was only reason for Marakim to act so quickly. But it was too late now. Marakim’s only purpose now was to make sure Chun Yeowun was brought down. And there was also job for Pahin himself. “Hey! Don’t go there!” “Oh!” Pahin shouted at female servant who almost went toward the incinerator. He had to block anyone from coming near the incinerator until Kingbonki’s body was burned completely. At the Great Halls, there were many people gathered already. All clan leaders and elders inside the castle had gathered. Most clan leaders were here, but many elder seats were empty. Only elders that were here were Bu Churyong, Ja Kinkeng, Hang Soyu, Mong OH and Huan Yi. Marakim arrived late and quietly entered the halls. The Lord was already on his throne, so the guard on the gate didn’t announce Marakim’s entrance. The hall was however very quiet so everyone knew Marakim had arrived. ‘What is going on?’ Marakim narrowed his eyes. If the meeting was proceeding, then it was strange that everyone was quiet. Marakim then glanced over to find Chun Yeowun, but he was no where to be seen. And within elders, only one from Yeowun’s forces were Huan Yi. ‘No…!’ Marakim then realized something had happened. This was a place to talk about Crown Prince’s dethronement, but the Crown Prince and his forces were left out. When Marakim walked over to where elders were sitting down, the Lord spoke. “Good. Our Great Guardian who witnessed the incident have returned.” ‘The incident?’ Marakim became confused and the Lord spoke. “Great Guardian. Come to the middle.” “…As you wish, my lord.” Marakim then wlaked over and stood at the middle where elder seats were placed on either side. It was first time he stood here, as he was always behind the Lord. Marakim knelt down on his one knee and bowed. “I ask you, Great Guardian. Tell me the exact words that you spoke to me before.” “Yes, my lord.” “Did Crown Prince Chun Yeowun ambushed 2nd Elder Kingbonki to kill him? And that you witnessed this with your very eyes?” ‘Ambush?’ Marakim’s eye shook at the question. He had told the Lord that Kingbonki had used blood reversion art so he had to be killed. What was the reason for this question? “My Lord. I told you that..” “Answer my question. Is it true that Crown Prince Chun Yeowun had ambushed the 2nd Elder Kingbonki?” The Lord asked again and Marakim bit on his lips. He was forcing the answer out of Marakim. ‘I can’t let that happen.’ If the things went as the Lord intended, then Chun Yeowun was sure to be dethroned. “That is…” When Marakim tried to explain, he heard the Lord’s telepathic message. [If I activate the reactant, your poison parasite will kill you.] Great Guardian Marakim flinched at the word. Chun Yujong smiled. This was what he had in mind. With Marakim being controlled by the poison parasite, there was no way that Marakim will refuse the order. ‘You saw that there are no one who side with him here, so you must know.’ There was no way for Chun Yeowun’s dethronement to be stopped. Even if Marakim sided with him, there was no need for him to risk his life. Lord asked again. “Let me ask you again, Great Guardian. Did Crown Prince Chun Yeowun ambushed 2nd Elder Kingbonki to kill him?” ‘Now. Answer me.’ The answer was already decided. Marakim’s job was to put an end to Chun Yeowun’s reign. Marakim then stopped on shaking and spoke. “Crown Prince had not ambushed 2nd Elder.” ‘What?!’ Chun Yujong’s eye turned furious at Marakim’s unexpected words. He had outright disobeyed his orders. “And Crown Prince…” ‘I have no choice.’ He had to stop it before Marakim can speak about blood reversion art. The Lord activated reactant right away. The reactant was only made to activate when the Great Guardian tries to harm the Lord, but the Lord asked Demon Doctor to alter it so that it can be made to activate the poison parasite if the reactant dissolves inside the body of the Lord. But… “Did not kill Kingbonki out of his personal feelings…” ‘W-what is going on?! Why is it not working?!’ Great Guardian Marakim did not seem to be in pain, and kept on continuing on. “as it was an act to defend himself against the 2nd Elder’s Bl…” ‘NO!’ If Marakim tells the truth, then the Lord’s scheme of lies was going to be revealed in front of all clan leaders. The Lord became frustrated and charged against Marakim to stop him from speaking. It was then, someone appeared in front of him and blocked his attack. It was 11th Elder Huan Yi. ‘What?!’ And Marakim was able to speak loud and clear so that everyone in the hall can hear. “…Crown Prince had to defend himself against 2nd Elder’s blood reversion art.” The truth was told. But people were more interested in the Lord attacking Great Guardian, and being stopped by 11th Elder Huan Yi. Chun Yujong glared furiously at Huan Yi and spoke. “Elder Huan! You dare oppose me?!” “I am not Elder Huan.” “What?!” Huan Yi then smiled and began to pull his skin up from his chin. His skin were stretched. “W-what?!” Surprisingly, the man wasn’t Huan Yi. It was a man who had mask of Huan YI over his fast. “Crown Prince! W-why are you here!” Chun Yeowun should have been killed on his way down to the south already. And to the Lord’s shocked eyes, Yeowun leaned close and whispered. “I am here to succeed you.” Chapter 234 - True Successor (1) Chapter 234: True Successor (1) About 10 miles east from the Demonic Cult’s castle, there were three hundred warriors from the Buju Sword moving on a horse. They left late, and the sky was already getting dark so they had to prepare to camp soon. They were on a hill with dense bushes but they saw a large open field bit away from where they were that can be used to camp. But what they were looking for was a campsite. Jukem received a telepathic message from his lieutenant. [This should do, sir.] Jukem then glanced over at the darkened sky and the area and nodded. There weren’t any people here so it seemed like a good place. Jukem then got next to Chun Yeowun who was riding ahead and pulled out his sword. At that, all other warriors also pulled out their swords. Chun Yeowun then turned his head. “What is the meaning of this?” Jukem smirked at Yeowun’s question and shouted. “Meaning? It means that you will die here!” “DIE!” With that, Jukem’s lieutenant rode his horse toward Yeowun with force qi over his sword to strike down Yeowun’s head. “Huhuhu… I was wondering when you will reveal your intention.” ‘Huhu?’ The laughter seemed feminine. That’s when Chun Yeowun quickly pulled out the blade to defend and cut down the lieutenant’s neck at once. Lieutenant was a super master level warrior, but he was no match for a superior master warrior. Jukem turned cold and spoke. “So, you will resist then, Crown Prince?” “Well, you see. I’m not the Crown Prince.” “What?” Chun Yeowun then reached down toward his chest and pulled up to throw the mask away. The face revealed underneath was the face of Huan Yi. “What!” Huan Yi pressed down on below his chin. He had two masks over his face. “Oh, that was close. I almost took off both masks. Huhu.” “E-Elder Huan!” Jukem became shocked that the person they brought here was not the Crown Prince, but Chun Yeowun. They left right away after they came into contact with Chun Yeowun. Since when the Crown Prince was replaced? “W-…wait. You mean to say that you were acting as Crown Prince since we met?” “Wow, you’re right. Correct answer!” This meant that the Huan Yi they met at the mansion was actually Chun Yeowun. They thought they had led Yeowun into the trap, but they and the Lord were fooled instead. Jukem then shouted with rage. “Elder Huan! How dare you disobey the order of the Lord!” “Disobey? Wasn’t the Lord’s order to fight the enemy? Since when was the order changed to let him die?” Huan Yi spoke sarcastically and Jukem shouted at his warriors. “We will kill this traitor and return immediately!” “Yes, sir!” “Well, you sure have a lot of people here… but can you really catch up to me if I run away?’ Most were top class warriors and there were over 50 master level warriors. But that didn’t mean they could catch up to Huan Yi, a superior master level warrior running away. Jukem smirked. “You think we weren’t ready when we knew we were up against superior master warriors?” “Grrrrr.” At the same time, warriors from the Buju clan began to growl like beasts. Their eyes all turned bloodshot red and Huan Yi frowned. “Oh… I didn’t expect this.” Buju Sword. They too were forces who had learned blood reversion art. Huan Yi became tense that maybe he might not be able to run away. At the same time inside the Great Halls, all the clan leaders were shocked by the sudden appearance of Chun Yeowun. They were told that Chun Yeowun was sent to Bokgun Castle to fight against the Blade God Six Martial clan, so they didn’t imagine he would sneak in by faking himself as Huan Yi. ‘Crown Prince?!’ ‘What is going on here?’ ‘That’s strange! He sounded just like Elder Huan Yi!’ Those who had talked with Huan Yi before couldn’t find any strangeness in Yeowun’s voice. [Changing user’s voice to normal.] “Hmph. Hmph. Ah-” Yeowun coughed and tested his voice as it returned to normal. His voice was changed by Nano, so even the Lord who had talked with Huan Yi many times couldn’t figure out if it was imitated. ‘He learned evil magic!’ The Lord glared as he watched Yeowun’s voice returning back to normal. He then found his coldness back. ‘Did Elder Huan create the mask for him?’ If so, then it was likely that the one who was sent out of the castle was Elder Huan. He knew that Huan Yi sided with Chun Yeowun, but he didn’t think he would do so far to turn his back against the Lord. ‘How dare!’ The Lord knew about Chun Yeowun’s boldness, but this was crossing the line. If he had shown himself in this meeting, then it was sure that Yeowun was here to settle the score with the Lord in front of all the clan leaders. ‘Are you doing this from the trust of the Great Guardian?’ It wasn’t sure how, but the Great Guardian was freed from the poison parasite’s control. And he was also taken into Yeowun’s forces, so it seemed Yeowun was thinking he had gotten out of his trap. ‘But you had made a mistake.’ The person who had the upperhand here was still the Lord himself. The Lord’s palace was a sacred place where only the Lord could decide what to do. “What is the meaning of this, Crown Prince? How dare you disobey my order and sneak into the Great Halls? This is an act of treason.” The Lord spoke authoritatively and the atmosphere became heavy. As the Lord said, what Chun YEowun did was an act of treason. Yeowun, however, looked back coldly, “I have something to ask you before that.” “What?” “Why are you trying to blame me for killing 2nd Elder Kingbonki in an ambush and trying to dethrone me?” Everyone turned their attention to Yeowun at his question. They all heard the truth that the Great Guardian revealed. “Blame…” But the Lord didn’t seem to be worried. He then ordered over at the Great Guardian still on his one knee. “Great Guardian. Crown Prince Chun Yeowun has disobeyed my order. Arrest him.” “…I cannot follow your order.” The Great Guardian did not follow the order. The Lord already knew that Marakim had sided with Yeowun now, so this was expected. The Lord then shouted to all elders and clan leaders. “LOOK! Great Guardian Marakim is now listening to the Crown Prince, rather than myself! How can you trust his words?!” The Great Halls fell silent. This was what the Lord had in mind. Every clan leader began to think differently, as they too saw the Great Guardian disobeying the order of the Lord. ‘No…’ Marakim looked up at the Lord with shocked eyes. He knew that the Lord was not going down easily, but he didn’t imagine he would use Marakim’s new allegiance against him. “I see that you are very loyal to the Crown Prince. But a mistake needs to be dealt with punishment.” The Lord snapped his fingers and the Palace Guards appeared. “Arrest the Crown Prince and the Great Guardian.” “Yes, my lord!” And it was when they tried to walk over to them that they heard noise at the entrance. “STOP! You must stop!” “Move!” “What! H-HUH? You aren’t servants!” Chapter 235 - True Successor (2) Chapter 235: True Successor (2) “Elder Yin! Go now!” Guards at the gate were trying to stop someone bursting into the Great Halls, but the person burst open the gate and walked in. Everyone became shocked to find someone coming in. It was 10th Elder Yin Moha who entered. But her late appearance wasn’t the reason for the surprise. ‘T-that clothing?’ She was wearing a black top and white skirt that female servants of the palace wore. That alone was weird but she had something dragging with her one hand that shocked people. It was a giant body that was partly burned. “I am sorry about joining the meeting. I had to bring this important piece of evidence.” Yin Moha used her Force Energy to move the body into the middle of the halls. And when people saw the body floating over, they were shocked. “What!?” The body had veins popping up from all over the body. A part of it was burned, but it was easy to recognize its face. It was Kingbonki, the 2nd Elder and Leader of the Sword clan. “B-blood reversion art?!” “It’s blood reversion art!!” The body was twice as large as Kingbonki’s original body and the veins and enlarged muscles proved that he had used blood reversion art. “The Great Guardian said the truth!” “2nd Elder used blood reversion art!” The halls began to become noisy. ‘What happened? Where’s Pahin?’ Lord Chun Yujong frowned. He ordered Pahin to burn the body and never let others enter. But it seemed Yin Moha had pulled it out of the incinerator and brought it here. “You! What are you!” “Move out of the way!” And outside the gate to the Great Halls, female servants and hall guards were trying to stop Palace Guards from entering the Halls. “Uuuugh! What’s with that woman!” “Aaaaargh!” A tall female servant who was taller than most large men snatched one of the palace guard’s feet and swung him like an axe to strike down the other palace guards. ‘What are they?!’ The Lord had scattered all members under Chun Yeowun. If so, who were these warriors who faked themselves as palace staff to block the Great Halls? Yeowun smiled. This was Yeowun’s force that the Lord did not know of. They were his servants who stayed behind at the Demonic Academy. ‘Good job Hu Bong. You are right on time.’ With Left Guardian Lee Hameng being arrested, everything in the Demonic Academy was put on hold. Instructors were also imprisoned inside the academy for the investigation, but Yeowun’s members did not stay behind in the dormitory. “No one will pass through me!” The tall female staff who fought valiantly at the gate was Hou Sangwha. And someone ran up to Hou Sangwha frantically as he shouted, “M-Move out, girl!” “You’ll have to defeat me if you want to go!” The man was Pahin, the leader of the Palace Guards. His face was bruised and he was in a pretty bad state from being beaten by Yin Moha at the incinerator. “Damn girl!” Pahin was already embarrassed by losing to some young female servant, so he furiously unleashed his sword formation at Hou Sangwha. Hou Sangwha then took the sword that she snatched from the Palace Guard and defended herself. ‘Dammit! Since when did such monstrous girls sneak into the palace!’ Pahin tried to shoot past her, but he was injured and Hou Sangwha wasn’t weak. ‘What is going on?’ ‘Something’s not right.’ Clan leaders began getting up from their seats as they realized things weren’t going as normal. They just thought Chun Yeowun was acting to remove the blame, but it seems that wasn’t only it. “Hmph…” The Lord sighed deeply. His plan had already failed when Yin Moha brought the body of Kingbonki. Chun Yujong glared furiously and threatened Chun Yeowun. “Crown Prince. Do you really intend to bring this to an end?” And Chun Yeowun answered casually. “I told you. I am here to succeed you as the next Lord.” “How dare you!” The Lord moved quickly over to Yeowun to attack. Yeowun already sensed energy being gathered at the Lord’s fingers so he took steps to dodge it. The Lord then pointed at Yeowun and shouted, “I order every elder and clan leader to arrest these traitors!” There was no more need to talk. He had to use his authority to overpower Chun Yeowun now. With the Lord’s order being made, a few clan leaders tried to charge at Yeowun, Marakim, and Yin Moha. Guards inside the hall also tried to attack. “UGH!” But some of the guards were suddenly struck and thrown to the back. They looked dumbfoundedly at the ones that attacked them. “W-what… why??” 10 miles east of the Demonic Cult’s castle, there was a chase going on during the dark night. “Ggrrrrrr” “STOP!” Warriors with enlarged muscles and reddened eyes growled as they chased someone. In front of them, 11th Elder Huan Yi was running away. “Ugh…” His clothes were drenched in blood. There weren’t any who were stronger than him, but with 300 warriors using blood reversion art, he had no way but to run. Huan Yi was barely able to get out of the warriors surrounding him, but he also had a heavy injury. “Agh… ah..” And Jukem, with his senses increased to that of a beast, heard heavy panting coming out of Huan Yi’s mouth. It wasn’t going to be long. “Kekekeke… you can’t run away from us.” Soon, they will be at a plain. At that place, warriors could shoot sword qi or throw spears to attack Huan Yi. And when they shot through bushes, Huan Yi suddenly stopped. His eyes were filled with despair. In the distance, there were hundreds of warriors on horses that flashed another military group flag from the Demonic Cult. The reason why Huan Yi stopped was because the flag was from the Blade and Lust clan. Huan Yi moaned and shook his head. ‘This is unexpected. Crown Prince… I guess this is it for me. At least I’m glad that I was able to help during the last moment. Huhu…’ “Grrrrr. This is the end! Elder Huan! Kakakakaka!” Jukem grinned. Warriors from the Buju Sword began to draw near Huan Yi. Huan Yi clenched his blade. If he was going to die here, then he had to use all of the energy he had to kill as many as enemies he could. And as he began to bring the energy up… “Warriors of the Great Demonic Cult! By the order of our Great Chun Ma, hunt down these devilish fiends who have learned blood reversion art!” ‘Ah?’ Huan Yi became shocked. A warrior with gray armor standing in the front shouted with his sword. “Charge!” “Woaaaaaaaaaa!” Over four hundred warriors immediately pulled out their weapons and began to charge against Jukem and his warriors who were under influence of the blood reversion art. “W-what is going on?!” Jukem frowned as he thought these warriors had come to his aid, as they held flag of the Blade and Lust clan. And at the same time in the Great Halls, Chun Yujong grimaced as he watched some people with disbelief. He was looking at elders. Bu Churyong, Ja Kinkeng, Hang Soyu, and Mong Oh were attacking the Palace Guards who were trying to attack Chun Yeowun. “Y-YOU!!” Chapter 236 - True Successor (3) Chapter 236: True Successor (3) Four hours ago, at the mansion of the Blade clan located southeast of the Demonic Cult’s castle… There were many warriors of the Blade clan surrounding the main building, ready to strike at any signal. Inside the office, two men were talking with each other. One man was the 3rd Elder and leader of the Blade clan, Bu Churyong and another man was Chun Yeowun. Yeowun was holding onto a skin mask. If Yeowun did not pull it off, then Bu Churyong might have thought he was Huan Yi. ‘They have a good defensive system.’ The Blade clan, as it was considered the third strongest clan in the cult, quickly reacted to Chun Yeowun’s appearance by having half of their warriors surround the building. ‘What will he do?’ This was a bet that Chun Yeowun was making. If he couldn’t turn the tide here, then everything was going to fail before he could even start. ‘Blade clan… they have control over the northeast side of our cult toward the Kangdong Castle… If I can persuade him…’ Then there was a way to help Huan Yi who had gone out of the castle. Yeowun couldn’t send help from inside, so he required help from the four clans who had forces outside the castle. The problem was that Yeowun’s relationship with them was at its worst. “Hmmm…” Bu Churyong was in deep thought. If Yeowun did not come as Huan Yi at first, Bu Churyong would either refuse to meet with Chun Yeowun or tie him up and report him to the Lord. ‘Is what he says true?’ There was a reason why Bu Churyong hesitated. What Chun Yeowun said was actually what he and the other elders had been feeling. It had been growing even stronger after they fought at the battle at Jurkang Castle. ‘Aside from our relationship, what he is saying is reasonable. If this persists, the next target will be us.’ The Lord just decided to strike down on the Crown Prince, the biggest force in the entire Cult right now. This wasn’t expected from any of the four clans. And from how things were going, if the four clans did not act on the Lord’s orders, it wasn’t certain as to what he might do after. “We don’t have much time.” Yeowun spoke to Bu Churyong. There were about four hours until the Great Meeting. Bu Churyong then spoke to him. “Crown Prince. Are you aware that I can turn you over to the Lord right now if I wanted to?” “Of course, if that is what you choose to do.” Churyong frowned at Yeowun’s casual answer. After meeting a few times, Bu Churyong now realized who this man was. But the more he knew, the more he had to acknowledge the boldness. “Crown Prince. We four clans are the foundation of the cult, but we still bow our heads to the Chun family. Do you know why?” “…” “Our cult serves the Demon God and the Fire. The one who communicates with them is the Lord and that is because the Chun family has been chosen to do that.” Hundreds of thousands of cultists in the Demonic Cult had served the Lord who could communicate with gods as their leader for a long time. This was something that six clans could never have, even if they had more power, and it was the foundation of the cult itself. Without this, there was no cult. Thus, the six clans never tried to overthrow the Lord. “What you are trying to do now is to overthrow that foundation. Without justification, this fight will go nowhere.” This was the same even if Chun Yeowun was from the Chun family. The Demonic Cult was a group of people, and a religious sect. Even if Yeowun was successful in his revolution, there was no way to become leader of these religious people without justification. “You are saying that I won’t be able to prove myself as the true Lord.” “…Yes, that is correct. Even with our relationship aside, there isn’t a reason for us to follow your words…” That’s when something weird began to happen. The black wrist guard over at Yeowun’s wrist came apart itself and began shaping into a certain shape. “T-this…!” And when he saw the shape turning into glowing black sword, Bu Churyong got up from his seat. [Elder! What is going on in there?!] His advisor quickly sent a telepathic message as he thought something had happened inside, trying to burst in at any moment. But the message that returned told them never to come in. And four hours later, Chun Yujong was furious to see the elders guarding Chun Yeowun with their backs. Chun Yujong and none of the clan leaders thought these elders would fight to protect the Crown Prince. ‘W-what is going on?!’ ‘W-why are they protecting the Crown Prince?’ ‘Ugh… what should I do!’ The clan leaders who tried to attack Yeowun, Marakim and Yin Moha had to stop as things began to revolve strangely. The Lord, with reddened eyes possibly from being too enraged, glared at elders. “You dare oppose my orders!?” The Lord began to unleash furious energy. It was pressuring and heavy that everyone inside the hall began to go pale. “Ugh…” “W-what’s with this energy…” The only ones who could withstand the energy being unleashed from the supreme master warrior were the elders, Chun Yeowun, and Marakim. ‘I thought his internal damage wasn’t healed…’ Elders became grim at such difference in power. The Lord, one of the top five warriors of Jianghu, was surely someone that cannot be matched easily. ‘Can the Crown Prince really succeed?’ Hang Soyu, the leader of the Lust clan was sweating on her forehead. She decided to help Chun Yeowun, but facing such energy brought her fears. The Lord spoke again. “ARE YOU TRULY BETRAYING ME?!” The voice was very hostile, and it seemed like the Lord would charge the moment he heard the answer. Elders fell silent and without answering and the Lord began to grow furious. “This is treason…” “They are not committing treason.” Chun Yeowun jumped in. The Lord became dumbfounded and tried to shout when Yeowun’s black wrist guard began to make a move. It scattered into black pieces of metal and began to form a shape. It shaped itself into a beautiful black sword. Everyone became shocked by such a magical sight and looked at the sword. Sky Demon Sword. So everyone saw the engraving on the blade. Sky Demon Sword. The writing also seemed very familiar. It was almost the same as the monument left by Father Chun Ma that was placed outside the courtyard of the Lord’s palace. “Sky Demon Sword?” Chapter 237 - True Successor (4) Chapter 237: True Successor (4) “What is going on?!” “Why is that name on the Crown Prince’s sword?” Every clan leader became shocked and turned to the black sword. It very closely resembled the Sky Demon Sword that Lord had, but the color was even darker and had a different vibe to it. ‘H-how did he get that?!’ Chun Yujong became shocked. There was no way that Chun Yujong would not recognize the black sword that he had since the day he became the Lord. He also had the Sky Demon Sword on his waist right now, but that was fake. No former Lords had found the true Demon Sword that Father Chun Ma had left in the past hundreds of years. ‘I can sense ominous demonic energy from the sword.’ It was as real as ever. The Lord became so shocked that he even forgot he was angry. ‘Is that sword the reason why they are helping him?’ The reason why elders helped Chun Yeowun was now revealed. If Chun Yujong acknowledged that Yeowun’s sword was the true Sky Demon Sword, then he was acknowledging that Chun Yeowun was Chun Ma now. “No… that can’t be. It can’t be true!” The Lord shook his head. That’s when he heard whispers in his ears. [It’s over if you accept it. Prove that the sword is fake, or you have no other way to get out of this situation.] Lord became surprised and turned to where the sound was coming from. A one-armed man was standing under the shadow of a giant pillar behind the elder’s seats, looking at him. ‘Yujing! How did you…?’ It was his brother, Chun Yujing. Chun Yujong told him to stay away from the Great Halls, but he was here now. [This is no time for you to think about me. If you don’t put your act together, you might lose your throne. Break that sword.] Chun Yujong then became silent. His brother was right. He couldn’t let the sword be considered real. The Lord then reached out at Yeowun’s sword. “The Sword… I want to see it.” ‘What?’ Elders flinched and shook their head. They weren’t sure what the Lord might do if he lay his hand on the sword. “…Of course.” But Chun Yeowun gave the sword by offering it with his palms up. The Lord then reached out to pull the sword with his energy. He had used 30% of his energy but the sword didn’t move from Yeowun’s hand. “Are you playing tricks with me?!” The Lord roared and Yeowun smiled and sent the sword up in the air and made it fly to the Lord. Chun Yujong then held the hilt with his left hand. He was thinking of sending internal energy into the sword to make it weak, and break it with his right hand by force qi of Sword. “Aaaaaaargh! W-what is this?!” At the moment he held the sword, he was filled with searing pain. The Lord let go of the sword and found the burnt injury on his hand. “This stupid sword!” The Lord then tried to swing his right hand that had wielded force qi, and something astounding happened. [Kyaaaaaaaaaa!] “UGH!” A giant black dragon suddenly appeared and was roaring at the Lord. The Lord got so shocked that he quickly took steps to distance himself from the dragon. And when he got back, his eyes became large from shock. ‘How can this be?’ The black dragon disappeared and there was only the Sky Demon Sword floating over in the air. Yeowun smiled and reached out and the sword flew over to his hand. The Sky Demon Sword refused to be held by the Lord, but it was calm under Chun Yeowun’s hand. “I..it’s the Sky Demon Sword!” “That really is the Sky Demon Sword!” Some of the clan leaders shouted in excitement. These were leaders from the oldest clans, who had heard legends about the Sky Demon Sword since they were young. They heard that the Sky Demon Sword, created from the bones and blood of the Black Dragon, was a legendary sword that chose its own master. “The Sky Demon Sword accepted the Crown Prince as its master!” “!!!” That’s when Ko Wanghin from the Demon Fist shouted. And beginning with that, the atmosphere began to change. The owner of Sky Demon was the one who succeeded the name of Chun Ma and should be considered as the true master of the Demonic Cult. ‘No way…!’ The Lord bit his lips. He tried to break down the sword, but it actually worked against him by letting it prove that it was actually the Sky Demon Sword. ‘It’s time!’ That’s when Great Guardian Marakim got up from his knees. He then pulled out the blue medal from his pocket and flashed it at the clan leaders and shouted, “Cultists of the Great Demonic Cult! Listen to the Sky Demon Order!” “S-Sky Demon Order?” Clan leaders became shocked and turned to the medal. On the medal that the Great Guardian was holding, it had the Sky Demon Order engraved on it. Every clan leader began to kneel to the ground to bow. No one was allowed to stand still against the Sky Demon Order, which was the authority given by the founding father himself. Even the elders began to kneel down on the ground to bow. “G-Great Guardian….!!!” Lord grimaced at the Great Guardian who was showing off his hidden identity in front of everyone. Marakim shouted. “I, Marakim, Guardian of the Sky Demon Order, now send a message from Father Chun Ma to you all!” “Glory to the Demonic Cult!” Everyone shouted in unison at Marakim’s voice. Marakim then declared. “By passing the test left by Father Chun Ma, Crown Prince Chun Yeowun, wielder of the Sky Demon Sword, is now being appointed as the new Chun Ma!” Chun Yeowun then knelt on one knee and bowed at the Sky Demon Order. “Chun Yeowun, descendent of the great founding father, accepts your order.” Everyone then shouted with joy. The new Chun Ma had finally appeared after hundreds of years. This was an amazing event for the Demonic Cult. “Whoaaaaaa!” “Chun Ma!” “Glory to the Demonic Cult!” And Chun Yujong, who was watching them, grimaced even more. ‘Aaaaaargh! This can’t be! This CAN’T BE!!!’ He then glared with a reddened face back at Chun Yujing. Chun Yujing’s advice actually worked against Chun Yujong. Chun Yujing shook his head. [Well, you lost to a chess piece. I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you again, brother. Heh.] “How dare! How dare you show such disrespect to your Lord!!!” Everyone became silent at the Lord’s roar that rang through the hall. Everyone looked up and saw the Lord angrily shouting at the pillar of the hall. “Ah…” Yeowun and other Elders were bitter from what they saw. At the back of the pillar where the Lord was glaring at, there was no one. Chapter 238 - True Successor (5) Chapter 238: True Successor (5) The Lord was unleashing his anger as if there was someone there behind the pillar. But there was no one there. Every person in the hall became shocked as they couldn’t sense or see anyone there. ‘What?’ ‘W-why is he doing that?’ The Lord’s action was shocking indeed. Yeowun frowned while looking at the Lord truly doing this, and remembered the conversation from yesterday at the peak of Five Wise Peak. Yin Moha asked Marakim then. ‘Great Guardian. Why did you have to change the date to an earlier date?’ ‘That is… because the Lord has been pushing me away lately.’ ‘He’s pushing you away?’ Yin Moha asked back, confused. But it was true. Ever since the underground treasure vault was revealed, the Lord looked very suspiciously at the Great Guardian. When Marakim was on different missions outside the office of the Lord’s palace, he now had people watching over him. Marakim then realized he couldn’t act on his own any longer, so he had to change the date. ‘I am reluctant to say this… but there have been problems with the Lord lately. No… I should say he changed.’ ‘A change? What do you mean? Did something happen to him?’ The Great Guardian’s explanation was vague so Yin Moha became curious. ‘Well, we can say something might have happened.’ Marakim was a Great Guardian who guarded the Lord by his side. That’s why he was quick to find out the change that came to the Lord. And throughout the conversation, Marakim was considering this issue very seriously. ‘The Lord has been very different from what you are seeing right now, Lord Chun Ma.’ ‘…What do you mean?’ ‘He may be cold hearted, but it doesn’t mean he holds affection toward the cult itself.’ ‘I am not sure about that.’ Yeowun couldn’t agree with that. From what he saw in the past few days, the Lord was only making inner groups to fight against each other. With a giant enemy upon them, the Lord should be trying to have all forces to work together, but it seemed the Lord only cared about his own throne. ‘I know it is unconvincing to say it.’ ‘So, what is the change?’ Yeowun asked and Marakim answered grimly. ‘The Lord has been talking to someone lately.’ ‘Someone? Who?’ ‘…It’s Prince Chun Yujing.’ Chun Yujing was a former candidate to the heir in the Demonic Academy, and had lost his arm in the competition, and also a brother of Chun Yujong’s. It wasn’t strange if Chun Yujong was talking to his brother a lot as he lost his trust in Marakim. ‘W-what are you talking about? He talks with Prince Chun Yujing? What nonsense!’ Yin Moha was so shocked and responded dumbfoundedly. Chun Yeowun did not know the reason why Yin Moha was reacting like that. ‘What are you talking about? Why doesn’t it make sense?’ ‘….My prince. Prince Chun Yujing of the Sword clan was killed by Power King Hang Yen in the war against the forces of Evil 15 years ago.’ ‘…What?’ Power King Hang Yen was the strongest warrior who still ruled the forces of Evil even to this day. He had been staying on top of the five warriors of Jianghu for the last 30 years. ’15 years ago? Was it from the Battle at the Sawin Plains?’ The war 15 years ago was quite famous. Demonic Cult tried to hide it, but when Chun Inji going missing was revealed, the forces of evil took the chance to invade into the Cult’s territory. That’s when Chun Yujong, who had not shown his power then, became one of the new top five warrior of the Jianghu. ‘Wait. So, is he talking with a ghost?’ ‘…No. My guess is that he is talking to an illusion.’ ‘Illusion?’ Marakim found this out at the battle at Jurkang castle. At the time, he was busy tending to his own wound, but realized that the Lord had changed at some point. ‘The Lord began talking against a wall without anyone, or a dark place. It wasn’t a long talk at the beginning but…’ Time began to grow longer and longer. Chun Yujong spoke as if his dead brother was alive and was staying with him. After witnessing this multiple times, Marakim thought this was a sign that the Lord’s mental health was going south. ‘Something is eating the Lord’s sanity away.’ ‘What do you think it is?’ ‘That’s…’ Marakim answered with his guess and Chun Yeowun and Yin Moha became shocked and turned to something. They were looking at the body of Kingbonki. Chun Yeowun broke out of his thoughts as Bu Churyong carefully spoke to the Lord, who was still unleashing his fury. “M…My Lord. If I may ask… who are you talking to right now?” “What?” The Lord Chun Yujong then stopped and turned. Everyone in the hall had fallen silent already. Everyone was watching the Lord with a concerned look. The Lord then became confused and spoke. “Why are you all looking at me with those eyes?” “…We, your servants, are not sure who you are talking to right now.” Bu Churyong spoke hesitantly and the Lord dumbfoundedly pointed behind the pillar and spoke. “Are you trying to fool me?! Don’t you see Master Chun Yujing standing behind that pillar?!” “?!” And with that, everyone including Bu Churyong became shocked. They all knew that Chun Yujing was killed in the war against forces of evil and his body was burned. [Kekeke. This is becoming very interesting.] “What did you say!?” The Lord still clearly saw Chun Yujing standing by the pillar. He was cackling as if this situation was very amusing. This made the Lord become more furious. “If you do that one more time, I will not forgive you! Be gone from the halls! You are not allowed in here!” Chapter 239 - True Successor (6) Chapter 239: True Successor (6) Bu Churyong frowned as he watched the Lord shouting at the pillar. He wasn’t sure if he could believe Yeowun, but this confirmed Yeowun’s claim. ‘Something really happened to the Lord.’ This was not something that can be considered lightly. If the Lord, leader of 100 thousand cultists, lost his sanity, then it meant a giant boat was without its captain. Great Guardian Marakim knelt down on his knee and shouted. “My Lord. There is no one behind that pillar. And Prince Chun Yujing died a long time ago.” “What?” Marakim revealed the truth in hopes that the Lord might come back. If the Lord did not accept that he was going mad and accept that he be treated, then the situation was going to get worse. “Please, you have to go see the Demon Doctor to…” That’s when a sharp energy shot past his neck. His right side was left with a cut and blood dripped down from it. If he moved his head a bit slower, his head would have been cut off. “Doctor? Hah! NOW I SEE IT!!! All of you are here to commit treason by saying that I am MAD!!” “Ah…” Marakim moaned. The Lord was now losing more control over his logic. It was getting worse. The Lord then pulled out his sword from his waist. It was the replica Sky Demon Sword. “I will bring order to the cult again!” “My Lord…” Chun Yeowun grabbed Marakim’s shoulder and shook his head. Marakim then glanced back at the Lord, but his eyes were now more red than ever. ‘So, my guess was right.’ And with veins popping up over the Lord’s forehead, the symptom seemed very clear. ‘Blood… reversion art…’ It was the blood reversion art. The side effect of it grew severe each time it was used. It allowed the user to increase their energy greatly, but the reverse flow of internal energy slowly damaged the brain. ‘I should’ve known then…’ At the fight in Jurkang castle, cultists went against a powerful warrior that seemed to be the leader of the Blade God Six Martial clan. The enemy went straight against the Lord. After going through a hard fight, the Lord returned with an injury. Marakim hoped that his strange state was just because of the internal damage. But it wasn’t. It seemed the Lord had used blood reversion art at the last moment. The only reason he kept his sanity until now was because he was at the supreme master level. “It’s you! Because of you… a mere chess piece… brought such disorder to the cult! I brought you to this world, so I will take your life away this time!” The Lord then began charging against Chun Yeowun the same way one would charge at an enemy, not a son. Yeowun’s eyes turned cold. ‘You lost your sanity, but you still call me a chess piece. I guess that is how you saw me from the beginning then.’ Yeowun wasn’t disappointed. The only ones that he considered as parents were Lady Hwa and Guard Jang. Yeowun then aimed his sword at the Lord. “Everyone, get back.” “Yes, master.” Elders who stood guard around Yeowun immediately got away to where clan leaders were gathered. This fight wasn’t just a fight between father and son. This fight was a fight to choose the true leader of the Demonic Cult. ‘You have everything you need… but can you truly fight against the Lord?’ Elders looked at Chun Yeowun. Lord Chun Yujong was now mad and had acquired internal damage, but he was still one of the top five warriors out of the entire Jianghu. He wasn’t like the first elder Mu Jinwon. The Lord disappeared suddenly from where he stood and appeared in front of Chun Yeowun. The force qi coming out from the replica Sky Demon Sword shot up to slice Yeowun’s neck. “Hah!” Yeowun had already pulled up his Sky Demon Sword to block it. The Lord scoffed when Yeowun defended himself from the attack. “Good. Then try to block this.” The Lord began to strike down with 100% of his energy and Yeowun began to be pushed back. The difference in power was quite large. ‘It isn’t going to be easy.’ ‘The Lord isn’t weak.’ Elders and clan leaders became grim as they saw the fight. These two warriors were not at an equal power level. “Don’t try to be a fool!” If it wasn’t for the Sky Demon Sword, Yeowun would have been cut down with the sword itself already. Yeowun’s eye narrowed as he felt the energy. ‘He sure is the Lord.’ Yeowun realized the difference in power, but he knew that he had to show the power of himself in front of all these people so that he can be considered as true Chun Ma, leader of the Demonic Cult. ‘I will use my best!’ There was no need to hide the qi of the Sky Demon. Yeowun awakened the ominous demonic energy sleeping within his internal energy. He only used this to form force qi until now, but when he wielded iot entirely onto his body, black energy began to rise up from his body like steam. The terrifying energy filled the Great Halls, as if a terrifying monster or a dragon was roaring within it. “What…” “This can’t be!” Elders were shocked to feel the different energy arising out of Yeowun’s body. The power coming out of Yeowun was terrifying and so powerful that it gave chills to their bones. Sky Demon Sword that wielded blue force qi then was covered with black force qi. People gasped with astonishment. “B-black force qi?!” Chapter 240 - True Successor (7) Chapter 240: True Successor (7) “It’s force qi from Father Chun Ma!” Someone recognized what it was. The legend said that Chun Ma, incarnation of the Demon God, swung his sword that wielded black light. But it wasn’t just in the legend anymore. Chun Yeowun’s body stopped from being pushed back. It didn’t mean his energy grew. But the demonic energy was forming Yeowun’s force qi to become more powerful. ‘What is this power?’ The Lord also seemed to be shocked by the power. If Yeowun’s power was to defend against the level of difference, then there was no point in fighting with the power. ‘I can’t just claim my victory easily.’ The Lord then pushed Yeowun’s sword to the back and attacked with the sword formation. It was the formation from the Sword Art of the Sky Demon that Sword Demon had recreated. Eighteen sword movements struck down on Yeowun’s shoulders, chest and various blood points. ‘He’s quick.’ The power of the Sword Art of Sky Demon used by a supreme master warrior was amazing. But Yeowun’s sword skill used by his sword was a better version of the sword skill, Sword Force of the Sky Demon. The power of the Sword Force of the Sky Demon used with the qi of Sky Demon activated was beyond the power of just the sword formation. Twenty-four sword movements left the trace of black lights and countered the Lord’s sword formation. The formation aggressively shot through the Lord’s formation. Most swordsmen would have been shocked, but the Lord was different. “Bah!” The Lord then quickly moved his swords to defend against the remaining attack. But the power was so strong that he was pushed back. After being pushed five steps back, the Lord glared with more reddened eyes and mumbled, “Sword Force of the Sky Demon?” It was the Sword Force of the Sky Demon that Chun Yujong saw many times through the book that was left at the Lords’ palace. He had tried so hard to learn it as he knew it was the last known martial art made by Father Chun Ma, but he did not know how to use the energy flow and gave up. ‘To think that the twenty-four sword movement could have this much power!’ It was surely a creation of genius swordsman Chun Ma. The Lord became serious. He had been grasped in anger until now, but he was now focused on the fight. ‘He is better in sword formations.’ If Yeowun was going to use powerful sword formations, then Chun Yujong had to answer by bringing the fight to a higher level. He too had tried very hard to become stronger. “Give me your sword.” The Lord reached toward the Palace Guards who were watching at distance. With strong energy force, their swords moved by themselves. “Huh?” “M-my sword!” Their swords were pulled out from their scabbards and began to hover around the Lord. Soon, seven swords were hovering around the Lord. “What!” “It’s an air sword!” Clan leaders gasped with astonishment as they watched the fight. The air sword was a highly advanced technique that only supreme master warriors could use. The elders became grim. They thought as the Lord was not sane and still undergoing treatment internal energy, he might not try his best. But if he was using this advanced skill, then it was sure that the Lord was determined to kill Chun Yeowun. And while everyone was shocked, Chun Yeowun smiled. “So, you have come to a similar conclusion.” “What?” Chun Yeowun then shouted toward the open gate of the Great Hall. “Hu Bong!!!” Then, someone who was stopping Palace Guards from entering into the hall, turned around and shouted as he took the blade from his back. “Master!!!! Take it!” It was Hu Bong. Hu Bong used his internal energy to throw the blade as hard as he could toward the inside of the hall. Yeowun reached out at the blade that was being thrown at him and the blade was pulled out from the scabbard and White Dragon Blade was sucked into Yeowun’s hand, letting him grip the hilt. His right hand now wielded black Sky Demon Sword, and his left hand wielded white White Dragon Blade. Yeowun clashed his two legendary weapons against each other and readied with a unique stance. “Hah!” Chun Yujong shook his head. “Do you think you are the First Elder? You are a fool!” The Lord then swung his sword and reached out at Chun Yeowun. Seven swords that hovered above them then began bolted down at Chun Yeowun. “Hah!” When the Lord swung his hand, seven swords scattered to all sides and began unleashing the Sword Art of the Sky Demon on itself, as if seven warriors were attacking at once. If Yeowun didn’t block every single attack, then he was going to die. ‘Cornw Prince!” Everyone became concerned at such an astounding attack. But their concern was not needed. “Haaaaaaah!” Yeowun shouted and began to move his both hands, creating sword and blade movements. From his right hand, the formation of Sword Force of the Sky Demon was used and from his left hand, the formation of Blade God’s blade skill was unleashed. “How can this be?!” “I-it’s Right Sword Left Blade!” Elders shouted in shock. What Chun Yeowun was using was the secret technique of first elder Mu Jinwon. The Lord became shocked. ‘H-he’s really using it?!’ With the combination of powerful sword and blade formations, the formation countered seven formations coming at him from all sides. All swords shattered through as they struck against legendary weapons that wielded black force qi. ‘Ugh…!’ And as the swords shattered, the Lord felt pain from the energy that damaged his organs as it came through the connection from the sword